ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE on Monday announced the suspension of all flights to and from China, with the exception of the country’s capital, Beijing, which will remain unaffected. The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), said that the suspension would come into force on February 5 – until further notice – adding that the decision is part of precautionary ...

Bloomberg Chinese oil demand has dropped by about 3 million barrels a day, or 20% of total consumption, as the coronavirus squeezes the economy, according to people with inside knowledge of the country’s energy industry. The drop is probably largest demand shock the oil market has suffered since the global financial crisis of 2008 to 2009, and the most sudden ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The total production of all economic activities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi amounted to AED1,268.1 billion ($345 billion) in 2018 from AED1,120.5 billion in 2017, according to an economic survey by Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi on Monday. The value added by all economic activities stood at AED849 billion in 2018 compared to AED733.5 billion ...